The Companion Curriculum

In its original form, the Companion Curriculum consisted of articles hand-picked for their relevance to each week’s material at the University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine. However, with the curriculum in flux, we’re moving towards a theme-based method of sharing pieces. Here, you can find the Companion Curriculum in its original form. We hope you enjoy what you find here.

This is where it all begins. From the first anatomy lab to the first patient interview, this is when medical students take the first steps forward in the transition from layperson to medical professional. Many experiences in this year will be new ones, viewed as an outsider looking into a culture that might surprise, scare, or…

Coming back from summer, you might find that you don’t remember everything that you learned in the past year. To your surprise, though, things are becoming more familiar as you build on the material that you learned in the past year, and medical terms are beginning to feel like second nature. There’s still a lot…

Here you are. At the formal entry onto the wards. There will be times when you feel like you know absolutely nothing, and sometimes when you feel like you might just be starting to piece things together. These years will be some of the toughest you’ve ever faced on your journey so far, but also…